[s-cars] oil loss

[Matthew Russell]

Another trick I've used is to throw in a quart of ATF just before an  
oil change and start the motor and let it run for 5-10 minutes. Stop  
engine and change oil as normal.

Matt




On Sep 2, 2010, at 7:50 AM, bill wrote:
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> Slightly overfilling with oil can help with the lifters as well.  A
> little lifter noise is no big deal with these engines.
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> Bob
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> At 12:47 AM 9/2/2010, JC wrote:
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>> Yep, sounds likely. Let's hope! Of course lifters should pump up in  
>> a matter
>> of a few minutes running...
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>>> I do agree that the 20v variants rarely do what the 10v
>>> engines did.  However, given that he ran the engine that low
>>> on oil, and the probable loss of oil pressure, lifters would
>>> certainly collapse and the oil would be forced out of them.
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